“Life is the open road”
James Wood is a writer, artist, musician and coffee aficionado who has interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment for worldwide media outlets as well as his hometown newspaper. He is the author of Neapolitan Sky (Gatekeeper Press) and the co-author of three children’s picture books with all proceeds going to charity.
He’s written more than 1500 articles and interviews over the last 15 years, most of which you can find on this website. His interviews have been featured on such outlets as Yahoo! and AXS as well as in the pages of Guitar World magazine.
He’s presented at various award ceremonies for student musicals, donates his time and talent to various causes and, in his spare time, is an aspiring watercolorist.
James’ new book, the 232-page thriller and part memoir, “Beyond What We Know” arrives Summer 2025.
Synopsis:
Riddled with guilt over the death of his father, high school graduate Mike Collins spends his last summer at home disquieted by thoughts of leaving behind his mother and first love as he prepares to depart for college. Unbeknownst to him, Mike will soon meet his musical hero, Chris Steele, whose perspective of life will teach him to believe in the possibility of second chances.
Filled with rich imagery from the 1980s, “Beyond What We Know” is a coming-of-age story exploring life’s obstacles, the music and the machinery, while illuminating the power of friendship with the metaphysical transcendence of the unknown.
go.Jimmy.go 
i never really knew you jim …i’m starting to get the picture ,you are very interesting …so not like your brother !
Finding a post about your Survivor article on the Survivor FB page broght me here. Being a rocker from “back in the day” and even before I have to admit, I just love reading about other people sharing the same journey in the search for music to ‘free your soul.’ Loved the post.
Then I saw your pierogi (we never used the extra “e” at the end) post…and had to laugh. A staple of my life, even today. But we have a lot of homemade ones around here, quite different from Mrs. T’s.
Look forward to reading more of your observations. And as I like to say…the joy’s in the ride.
just read your tweet on your resolution for 2012…get rich or die mayan. as i still can’t bring myself to actually tweet…although i think i’m getting close, here are my thoughts on the end of the world http://katstheory.blogspot.com/2009/10/end-of-world.html
god help us….or not.
Hey Jim, have you seen this yet? Check out the vid.
http://katstheoryofmusic.blogspot.com/
Very tasty.
Very cool! Wish they would do shows like that over here.
Dear James,
I’m a journalist from Los Angeles… I write for Rock Bands of L.A. com.. I saw your interview with Scott Holiday and he’s probably the best guitarist to come out of L.A. since Eddie and Slash…check out our piece and hopefully we can share bands we like.
Jeff Laufer
http://www.rivalsons.com/